ABOUT ME

I'm a recording artist / promoter / media artist based in Minneapolis,MN by the name of Breakneck. Thank you so much for checking out and supporting my work!

I began rapping and making beats while attending college back in about 2003 in Wisconsin. My friends and I made a few good songs and a bunch of bad ones and during this time I started DJing parties and shows all around town. DJ Beze and myself hosted a weekly dance night that became wildly popular and led to me booking more shows at different venues and festivals and expanding my network.

Over the following five years or so I would release mixtapes, singles , albums at a breakneck (pun) pace and build a solid reputation throughout the Midwest for my live show and work ethic. I hosted a weekly FM radio show , wrote hip hop articles for Volume One Magazine , did open mics , and still had time to work two, sometimes three jobs.

A 2010 relocation to the Twin Cities led me to begin promoting and hosting shows at a much more frequent rate than I was used to and built me venue relationships that have continued to this day. Regional touring during this period pushed me out to new audiences all over the country through self-booked DIY tours.

An unexpected opportunity came about when I participated in an a capella rap battle around 2010. To this date I have over 20 battles released on YouTube and it has helped me expose my character and creations to many new and different people. Some of my more popular battles include clashes with Carter Deems, Esem , PT , Bangz , and Manchester, UK rapper Bowski. I also became well traveled in that regard as promoters from Colorado, Massachusetts, and Missouri booked me for out of state events. Battling is still fun for me, and I'll continue to do it until it's not anymore. Through my own division of battle rap league No Coast Raps, I aim to spread the art and sport of battle rap across the Midwest and beyond, and have had very successful events incorporating people from all over North America. My annual events are Road Trip (spring in MPLS/STL/CHI) , Invasion (summer in Minneapolis) , and Snow Coast (fall in Minneapolis). You can find out more at NoCoastRaps.com.

As of 2018 I have played over 300 shows in 10 states, and have been fortunate to work with or play with artists like Astronautalis , Eyedea & Abilities , Tech N9ne , Grieves , Mac Lethal , Ecid , Copywrite, Kristoff Krane , Ras Kass , Aceyalone , Dialated Peoples, Awol One, Mickey Factz, Craig G, Beretta 9 of Killarmy, and many many more. I've had more press on radio and TV than I'd ever thought I would and I'm excited to see what happens in the next ten years! Cheers.

In 2016, the No Coast Raps family was invited to Chicago to film an episode of Brothers Green Eats for MTV INTERNATIONAL!!!

JOURNALISTIC EXPERIENCE

I am a freelance writer and blogger and have had pieces published in various publications within the industry as well as hosting a radio show in the past. Currently I am writing for BattleRap.com. Here are some of my things: